Standard: K.RL.9 – With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
Grade level: Kindergarten
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Reading: Literature
Teacher Overview
This standard focuses on helping students compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. It is important because it lays the foundation for critical thinking and comprehension skills that will be developed in later grades. Students should be familiar with basic story elements such as characters, settings, and events. They should also have experience listening to and discussing simple stories.
After mastering this standard, students will be able to analyze and discuss more complex story elements and themes. They will also enhance their critical thinking and comprehension skills.
Common Misconception 1
A common misconception is that all characters in a story have the same experiences. This is incorrect because characters often have unique perspectives and reactions to events.
Intervention 1
Encourage students to identify specific events and discuss how each character reacts differently to those events. Use guided questions to prompt deeper thinking.
Common Misconception 2
Another misconception is that characters cannot have different feelings about the same event. This is incorrect because characters, like people, have individual emotions and reactions.
Intervention 2
Use emotion cards or facial expressions to help students visualize and discuss different character emotions. Role-playing can also be an effective strategy.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should be familiar with basic story elements such as characters, settings, and events. They should also have experience listening to and discussing simple stories.
Subsequent Knowledge
Students will develop the ability to analyze and discuss more complex story elements and themes. They will also enhance their critical thinking and comprehension skills.
Instructional Activities
- Read two familiar stories and create a Venn diagram comparing the characters’ adventures.
- Use puppets to act out different character experiences and discuss the differences.
- Draw pictures showing different character reactions to the same event.
- Role-play different characters and discuss how each character feels about the events in the story.
